Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess, plan, treat, evaluate and implement a POC for all clients seen
• Provides supportive supervision of PTA’s
• Demonstrates understanding of Outpatient therapy process, treatment costs, coding, financial support & appropriate billing
• Practices within the scope of APTA standards and Code of Ethics
• Communicates and interacts with patients, families, physicians and staff demonstrating behavior consistent with the hospital’s core values
• Promotes a clean and safe environment of care, utilizing the SAFE error prevention habits
• Provides the highest standard of privacy and confidentiality in matters involving patients, coworkers, and the hospital by abiding by the Standards of Conduct
• Completes documentation of all patient care activities in a timely manner in the electronic medical record.
• Develop professional skills by defining and completing appropriate Development plans, participating in continuing education and in-service offerings, using written resources to keep current with advancements in the field and seeks out resources with recognized expertise within and outside the Department to enhance quality of care.
• Interpersonal skills are needed to communicate with other health care professionals and establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Uphold professional standards and responsibilities by achieving service competence and applying evidence-based interventions to promote quality in practice.
• Ability to transfer and position patients.

Required Qualifications: 

Education and Training:

• Completion of a Master’s or Doctorate degree program from an accredited college or university
• Work requires the level of knowledge acquired by completing a Master’s program in Physical Therapy from an accredited college or university
• Current CPR certification required
• Current license as a Physical Therapist from the State of Illinois